legacy-Junior
05-26-2005, 08:27 PM
I was playing a game today and got a couple of reflections from a sniper riffle and someone said it was luck. I beg to differ. I wouldn't say it was "skill" but it was knowledge of the weapon and how it is used that got me those rejections. From the momment I picked up this game I realised that reflecting is something that was a MUST to get good at. The first step to being good at reflecting a sniper is not timing or lightning fast reflexes but knowledge of the weapon. It is essential you know the rate of fire every weapon has not just the sniper. By this I mean how long does it take for you to fire a second shot. If you know this you can reflect shots just off this knowledge alone. For example the sniper riffle takes 2.5 to 3 seconds before you can fire a second shot after a first. So if someone fires a shot at you count in your head the time then press reflect. Chances are they shoot at you again right a this time and presto REJECTION! This works great against people who like to continuelly fire off shots. This strategy works well for all weapons once you got a feel for their rate of fire. I'm not to sure on all the exact times but I do got a feel for all of them so if someon wants to post the times please do.
Now of course people aren't stupid. They will quickly pick up that you know the recoil time and quickly change up there fire. Instead of shooting as soon as possible they will wait a split second or even longer to throw your timing off. Don't worry all is not lost. The other thing you can do is what I call dictating your oponents shots. You ask how do you dictate someone's shot? Easy give them a shot that you think they will take, anticipate it, and reflect at the appropriate time. How can you possibly do this? Well the easiest way is by jumping. Good snipers can hit a target in the air. Use this to your advantage. Most people who snipe jumpers do one of two things. They shoot you at the peak of your jump or when you land. So when you jump simply hit reflect at your peak and when you land. Simple. You don't even need to see the shot. chances are if you waited till you saw it you wouldn't be able to react anyway. Anticipation is the key to sniper reflections.
So you got your timing on the recoil right and you are reflecting at the peak and landing of your jumps. You are still a target and no where close to being invulnurable. What else can you do? Well If you are running around and you notice a sniper looking at you and not shooting he is obviously aiming, probably leading you and waiting till you cross his crosshairs. Most people do one of two things. Spam the reflect button or guess where when he will take that shot. These are all good strategies that work well but heres another one. Again dictate his shot. Put your shield up take it down then reflect. He probably sees your shield up and is waiting for you to put it down before he shoots. Again presto REJECTION! and you have a sniper wondering just how the hell you reflected his shot. With this last one I'm not too sure how well it works. I've done it plenty of times but I thought it was possible to get a head shot if even if someone's shield is up. I could be wrong so someone tell me if this is true or not.
These strategies in no way shape or form will make you invulnurable to a good sniper. A good sniper will land his shots sooner or later. But these WILL help and if you practice them you will find that you reject sniper shots more often and leave opponents amazed at your lightning quick "reflexes" or dumb "luck".
Now of course people aren't stupid. They will quickly pick up that you know the recoil time and quickly change up there fire. Instead of shooting as soon as possible they will wait a split second or even longer to throw your timing off. Don't worry all is not lost. The other thing you can do is what I call dictating your oponents shots. You ask how do you dictate someone's shot? Easy give them a shot that you think they will take, anticipate it, and reflect at the appropriate time. How can you possibly do this? Well the easiest way is by jumping. Good snipers can hit a target in the air. Use this to your advantage. Most people who snipe jumpers do one of two things. They shoot you at the peak of your jump or when you land. So when you jump simply hit reflect at your peak and when you land. Simple. You don't even need to see the shot. chances are if you waited till you saw it you wouldn't be able to react anyway. Anticipation is the key to sniper reflections.
So you got your timing on the recoil right and you are reflecting at the peak and landing of your jumps. You are still a target and no where close to being invulnurable. What else can you do? Well If you are running around and you notice a sniper looking at you and not shooting he is obviously aiming, probably leading you and waiting till you cross his crosshairs. Most people do one of two things. Spam the reflect button or guess where when he will take that shot. These are all good strategies that work well but heres another one. Again dictate his shot. Put your shield up take it down then reflect. He probably sees your shield up and is waiting for you to put it down before he shoots. Again presto REJECTION! and you have a sniper wondering just how the hell you reflected his shot. With this last one I'm not too sure how well it works. I've done it plenty of times but I thought it was possible to get a head shot if even if someone's shield is up. I could be wrong so someone tell me if this is true or not.
These strategies in no way shape or form will make you invulnurable to a good sniper. A good sniper will land his shots sooner or later. But these WILL help and if you practice them you will find that you reject sniper shots more often and leave opponents amazed at your lightning quick "reflexes" or dumb "luck".